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ALT Red Starfleet uniform top with gold at wrists and black neckline. A v-shaped patch with gold fabric and black embroidery is sewn on the front chest to one side, with the point facing up. On a mannequin form.
ALT Wooden portable desk with hinged top and drawer on the side.
ALT Oil painting of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
ALT Pink fairy armadillo with a furry body and pink shell.
ALT Star Trek communicator badge. White stylized tall triangle outlined in gold with gold oval behind it.
ALT Bronze bust sculpture of Elie Wiesel
ALT Orange ring of light on a dark background
ALT In front of a red standstone arch on a historic building, a man in a grey suit smiles and poses, hands crossed.
ALT Black and white photo. On left, Rosalynn Carter. In center, Secretary of Smithsonian. On right, Smithsonian curator. All smile.
ALT Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount of Smithsonian Institution Building under construction.
ALT Carter Woodson
ALT John Lewis arm in arm with a line of other men. There are more gathered behind them.
ALT Man in jacket and tie stands in a doorway of an office. Sign on the wall says "The Secretary."
ALT Silhouettes of 7 women who hold one giant banner that says "19 stories about women and voting." The woman wear hats and sashes. The graphic also includes the hashtag 19SuffrageStories.
ALT Colorful and geometric profile of Aretha Franklin with her name below
ALT Snowflake with sharp points
ALT Snowflake with hexagon shape
ALT Snowflake with six wide sections
ALT Snowflake with thin lines
ALT Graphic on teal background with white text: “because of her story.” About 10 black and white photos of women’s faces. One wears a top hat. Another works in a chemistry lab.
ALT On a black background, a donut-shaped orange blob appears to glow in colors ranging from white to orange to dark red. It’s not perfectly circular all around, with three main blobs visible.
ALT Snow-covered trees in front of the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C. on a winter day.
ALT 32-cent US postage stamp featuring a portrait of Jim Thorpe's face. On the right, he is shown in action engaging in an Olympic sport. Text on stamp: Jim Thorpe, Star at Stockholm.
ALT Glass lantern slide of a stone building with many towers
ALT Patricia Cowings sitting on a stool in a white lab coat and looking directly at the camera. She is surrounded by scientific equipment.
ALT Black and white photo of Tina Turner singing on stage, grasping microphone, head tilted back, eyes closed, mouth wide open. Her hair is voluminous and spikey, sweat pours down her neck, and she wears a short beaded dress and fishnet stockings. Behind her, the drum kit and drummer and slightly visible.
ALT Snowflake on a dark background.
ALT Carter G. Woodson in a jacket and tie.
ALT Spiral of stars and purple clouds in space.
ALT Lantern slide of the Smithsonian Castle under construction
ALT Pin-style circular button with text in red and blue. In center: "I was there Aug. 28, 1963." In red text around the edges of the pin: "National March for Freedom. Wash, D.C."
ALT Baby porcupine sitting on a branch.
ALT The Washington Monument at night. There are crowds of people filling the ground in front on it. On its face, image of a footprint in a gray surface. There is a screen on either side with text: That's one small step for Man.
ALT Out of a red, white and blue t-shirt with a butterfly and the word Vote, and a pair of bell-bottom jeans.
ALT Two pairs of lace up sneakers, one red and one blue. Their insoles have a pattern with the word Vote.
ALT Clear umbrella with a red, white and blue butterfly and the word Vote.
ALT Red, white and blue outfit of a tank top with the word Vote across the chest, and striped bell-bottom pants with Vote down the legs.
ALT Giant panda in an indoor space. She is leaning over and looking at her hands.
ALT Illustrated map of the US across which a woman symbolizing liberty strides as women raise hands to request the vote.
ALT More than a dozen bright orange statues of women scientists on display in a garden on a sunny day. In background, Smithsonian Castle.
ALT Brown castle building at night. Behind it, large pink fireworks.
ALT Ring of red light with a line of purple swirl through its center
ALT Exterior nighttime photo of the Smithsonian Castle, with an arched entryway and rose-shaped window lit in yellow. The building is lit in purple and gold/yellow.
ALT Exterior nighttime photo of the Hirshhorn museum lit in purple and gold/yellow in a gradient starting with almost pink and transitioning to purple at the top of the donut-like facade of the building.
ALT Exterior nighttime photo of the Donald W. Reynolds Center lit in purple and gold/yellow, with its columns alternating in color.
ALT Exterior nighttime photo of the Arts and Industries Building, which looks like a castle with two turrets, lit in purple and gold/yellow in alternating rectangles, with a gradient across the center part of the building.
ALT Bust painting of a man with gray hair smiling. He wears a blue collared button-up shirt that fades into the cream background in brushstrokes.
ALT Window looking into a kitchen with table in the center
ALT Ella Baker standing in a crowd. One man is turning toward her.
ALT Spacesuit with helmet standing. It is photographed from the waist up. Text on the wall behind: That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
ALT One ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a dark brown.
ALT Cheetah lying down in a room with straw on the ground. There are four cheetah cubs in front of her.
ALT A full length image of a Black woman facing the viewer. She holds a medical bag. She is wearing a hat and dress.
ALT Quilt depicting Harriet Tubman, in multiple bright-colored fabrics, seated against a dark floral background. Tubman gazes directly at the viewer, her proper right arm on the back of the chair and her proper left hand in her lap.
